"addendum" boxes

I decided to post these, what I call “addendum” boxes to the projects section,because they were very much a part of my second project posting “step-mom’s jewelry box”, and as you can imagine, they also required some time to build.The tiny box you see out front is made from cherry, has a sliding top, and holds the key to the “pirates chest” lock. The pirate’s chest is made from yellow pine and poplar, with custom hammered iron strapping, iron handles, and a reproduction antique lock . It’s finished with a poly/stain blend, and has an 18th century world map on the under side of the lid, and a leather strap for a lid stay. I wanted something that resembled an 18th century pirates chest….just waiting to be opened, revealing a treasure. The cloth covered box is plush inside to protect the finish of the jewelry box, it sports hand-made “cinch” cords, with cocobolo cinches, inlayed with brass discs. So as you can see,it was really a 4 box project. I thought the idea of a box, within a box, within a box, was good way to “present” the jewelry box to my step-mom. I also presented my mother’s jewelry box ,project-”mom’s jewelry box” in the same way.

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Great idea, Larry, designing and making the boxes in a chest. A pirate would be proud to have that chest! Looks like it could hold a ton of gold! LOL :-0 Let’s see, at $1,300 an ounce, that’ll be . . . . .

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Larry,I love it! You certainly do things on a major scale. It’s a wonderful idea. I’ve played with the idea of box within box, but haven’t found the right box to work it with. But, this is great. Love your work.Roger

I really like the hardware on the pirate’s chest. The iron strapping is fantastic. I wonder how many hours were spent forming the straps? What kind of fasteners are holding on the iron straps? The map inside the lid is a great idea too. Where did you get the side handles and the antique looking padlock?

another nice project. I too like the strapping on the pirate’s chest, it gives it an authentic look along with the finish on it which makes it look aged. Overall I like the look of your projects, starting with that New Zealand box with its crisp inlay design.